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By Luke Stone ‘20 There are 10,693 private secondary schools (high schools) in the United States. Woodberry would, obviously, be among that number. What makes Woodberry different from the other 10,692? We are an all-boys, all-boarding institution with an honor system. All three of those almost mutually exclusive […]

Nam Bui ’19 and Javon Darrien ’19 “We live in an all-boy school, not a monastery. There’s a difference.” – a friend exclaimed at a debate tournament when people chuckled at his all-boys education. At Woodberry, any questions or doubts regarding single sex education are usually left behind […]

Note: These two articles are the product of a little intra-section competition. The editor, Agus Tornabene, wrote an article advocating for non-native English speakers to speak only English in public places, while Beau Adams advocated for the status-quo. The editor did not edit Beau Adam’s article, instead, the […]

A Call for Reform Luke Stone ’20 As it currently stands, Woodberry’s primary punitive measure, the demerit system, is hardly ever punitive. Receiving demerits, a consequence that once threatened to not only take Saturday evening activities off the table for students, but also put persistent infringers on probation […]